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SWEAH junior researcher Jonathan Mak concludes that frailty is an age-related state of physiological decline and is a strong predictor of disability and mortality. On Friday 16 November 2023 it was time for the dissertation of Jonathan Mak and his thesis “Genetics and biomarkers of frailty: towards individualized management of the frailty syndrome. He is trying to improve our understanding of the

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-thesis-genetics-and-biomarkers-frailty - 2026-05-13

What kind of an image of yourself do you present on social media? And why? Carys Egan-Wyer, researcher in Consumer Culture, believes that in some ways leisure time has become a type of work. Showing off the perfect meals, gardens and jogging sessions also says something about us and our time. You probably know what it's like. Despite the burnt pots and sauce all over the stove: a photo of a beauti

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/leisure-time-ordeal-enjoy - 2026-05-13

Ph.D. student Laura Andreoli spent several years digging into the neural pathways involved in involuntary movements in Parkinson’s disease. On the 14th of December, she defends her thesis. And she is eager to share her findings and thoughts about her time in the Basal Ganglia Pathophysiology Lab headed by MultiPark’s coordinator Angela Cenci Nilsson. Tell us about your research! Most patients suff

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-laura-andreoli - 2026-05-13

Simon Boas, who wrote a candid account of living with cancer, passed away on July 15 at the age of 47. In a recent BBC interview, the former aid worker told the reporter: “My pain is under control and I’m terribly happy – it sounds weird to say, but I’m as happy as I’ve ever been in my life.”It may seem odd that a person could be happy as the end draws near, but in my experience as a clinical psyc

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/why-are-some-people-happy-when-they-are-dying - 2026-05-13

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-mikael-backman - 2026-05-13

What is worth sustaining? Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir research is all about a theatre audience facing themselves with that profound question. "In my work I offer a frame or a situation for my guests to meet their own stories and their values through an encounter with a host in their own surroundings". For 20 years, the Icelander Steinunn Knúts-Önnudóttir has tried to create a meaningful dialogue wit

https://www.thm.lu.se/artikel/no-man-island - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Congratulations to Nazanin Shahrokni, Assistant Professor at Syracuse Univesrsity and Guest Researcher at CMES for this academic year for the completion of her book Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran, an outline of which she presented in a CMES public lecture back in February in a packed lectur

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/women-place-politics-gender-segregation-iran - 2026-05-13

You are at the shop to buy food for the weekend. The shop’s security guard is keeping a close eye on you and you start to get nervous. He approaches you and you feel that you are starting to break out in a sweat. What the heck does he really want? This is not happening for real. It is just a situation in a virtual world, tailor-made for violent criminals to train them to control their aggression.

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/captivating-vr - 2026-05-14

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When Anders Ackfeldt and 22 other researchers criticised the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency’s (MSB) research report “The Muslim Brotherhood in Sweden” for adding fuel to an overly conspiracy theory-tinged image of Islam, it provoked a deluge of threatening emails the following day. “My children were mentioned in t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/islamologist-nuanced-picture-islam-provocative - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “I’m committed to the students and their education and I want to make the best I can with the help of the tools we have at our disposal”, says Igor Martins, teacher at School of Economics and Management, Lund University. Since Igor is such a popular teacher he was asked to share his best tips for teaching. Igor was as

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/tips-using-digital-tools-your-course-teacher-year - 2026-05-13

Innovation is on the rise at Lund University. More and more researchers want to see how their research can be put to use through new treatments, products or services that reach society. In 2025, 161 ideas came in from researchers seeking support, compared to 125 the previous year. In total, almost 850 students and researchers received support from LU Innovation during the year. In 2025, LU Innovat

https://www.lthin.lth.se/en/article/2026/record-number-lund-university-researchers-interested-innovation - 2026-05-13

They come from different academic disciplines but have all ended up at the Centre for Economic Demography at Lund University. Join Ingrid van Dijk, Finn Hedefalk and Björn Eriksson in a conversation about the conditions for early-career researchers, learning from senior colleagues, and passing the torch on. “One of the most enjoyable parts of our work is learning from others.” These words belong t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/knowledge-transfer-way-forward-early-career-researchers - 2026-05-13

Idag hölls ännu ett forskarseminarium inom åldrande och hälsa, denna gång lett av gästforskaren Wenqian Xu, som har undersökt barnlöshet i Kina, och CASE-anslutna arkitekten Kiran Maini Gerhardsson som får äldre att se över sin belysning. Postdoktor Wenqian Xu i forskargruppen Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande, rapporterade om sina två manus “Causes of childlessness in rural China: A timeline analysis

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/om-aldres-barnloshet-och-ljus-i-hemmet - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Thursday this week Kaveh Madani is participating in a CMES Research seminar on "Rethinking Environmental Security: The Lessons Learned from the Middle East". The attention to the topic of environmental security is on the rise in the 4D (Development, Disaster, Diplomacy and Defense) circles. We have enough evidence to

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/three-quick-questions-kaveh-madani-yale-university - 2026-05-13

When President Emmanuel Macron visits Studentafton Wednesday, January 31, it is Sylvia Schwaag Serger, professor in Economic history at LUSEM, who will moderate the conversation. As proud as we are curious, we asked her a few quick questions ahead of her exciting talk. How did it come about that you will be moderating President Emmanuel Macron when he visits Studentafton?  “I’m not sure, I was ask

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/article/meeting-president-macron-quick-chat-sylvia-schwaag-serger - 2026-05-13

NordForsk har beviljat 12,2 miljoner NOK för att finansiera projektet ”The Double Edge of Social Media Influencing: Participatory Antagonism and Communicative Resilience in the Nordics (INFLU-NORD)” under en treårsperiod (2026–2029). Projektet undersöker hur influerarkulturen i sociala medier påverkar demokratiskt förtroende och samhällelig säkerhet i Norden? Målet med projekt är att: öka kunskape

https://www.iko.lu.se/artikel/nytt-forskningsprojekt-utforskar-deltagande-antagonism-och-kommunikativ-resiliens - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The School of Social Work recently hosted an online seminar on grounded theory, which drew participants from New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Canada, the UK, Italy and Lithuania. The virtual meeting was the first gathering of a group that has emerged on Facebook, around a common interest in the research methodology. T

https://www.soch.lu.se/en/article/grounded-theory-contentment-and-norwegian-fjord - 2026-05-13

Karolin Hansén Nord will take on the role of Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine (ILM) at the end of this year. What attracts most is the opportunity to influence and promote the development of the department. "We are facing several challenges, but I see them as opportunities for improvement," she says. How does it feel?"Very exciting! It´s a big responsibility, but I´m motivated and I l

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/change-head-department-ilm-it-should-be-easy-managers-do-right-thing - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We have three new doctoral students at the department, welcome! Tell us a bit about what will be your area of focus: Réka Ines Tölg: I am looking into sustainability related challenges of the fashion industry and more specifically large fashion retailers.Annabell Merkel: I am part of the interdisciplinary project “Mar

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-new-doctoral-students - 2026-05-13

https://www.centralasianlaw.lu.se/article/school-visit-central-asian-law-project-team-together-sociology-law-department - 2026-05-13